February 2012: Bangladesh has created three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem – the Sundarbans, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), whose conservation work helped pinpoint the locations of the protected areas: here.

August 2011. The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers just 85, WWF research has revealed. Calf survival was found to be very low, leading researchers to conclude that the small population is declining and at high risk of extinction: here.

Amazing pictures of the seal who narrowly escaped becoming a snack for a killer whale: here.

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The Irrawaddy Dolphin. One hour film from BBC on the Irrawaddy Dolphins and what is happening with the onset of spring. The history of observations, the accelerated capture, comments biologists ,view from space, and much more in this stunning film!
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